Witchers are known for their grace in combat, taking on multiple foes at once with a sense of precision that can’t be matched. Besides their mutations, preparation and knowledge are the key factors in a Witcher’s success in combat.

In The Witcher 3, players have multiple ways of turning fights to their favor. Potions, bombs, and oils can all be crafted to make certain tasks easier. Oils, in particular, can be incredibly strong as they provide a multiplicative damage increase that stacks with any other damage bonus you have. Here are the 10 best oils you can use in The Witcher 3 and their crafting costs.

Updated by Madison Lennon on March 27, 2020: It has been a little while now since The Witcher television show released but the franchise remains as popular as ever. Many people are even experiencing the games for the first time.

If you’re new to The Witcher 3, this updated list should help you figure out which oils will be more beneficial and helpful to your many monster fights throughout the game. We thought now would be a perfect time to update it and fill you in on the many oils available to you, so get crafting!

15 Superior Vampire Oil

The vampires in the Witcher games are seriously no joke. There are a number of different types of vampires and all of them are monumentally deadly. You’ll discover quickly that they can quickly become dangerous adversaries if you’re not adequately prepared.

This becomes even more true once you reach the Blood and Wine DLC and have to face-off against Detlaff. You’ll want to make superior vampire oil if you can because it strongly increases your attack power toward vampires and will better prepare you against the number of creatures in the game.

14 Superior Relict Oil

Relicts are some of the monstrous and horrifying beasts in the games. The chort, is a good example of a terrifying relict. It is part of a dangerous contract where you have to sense the behemoth by the sounds it makes while walking around. The crones are also relicts. The leshenn is another example of a relict.

They tend to be challenging beasts and often they’re very intelligent, making them challenging adversaries. Making the superior relict oil should give you a significant leg up. First, you need to make enchanced relict oil and then add alchemy paste, devourer’s blood, beggartick blossoms, nigredo, green mold, and hop umbels.

13 Superior Hybrid Oil

Sure the enhanced hybrid oil is great, but it’s still not as good as the superior hybrid oil. Enhanced is better than run-of-the-mill hybrid oil but if you truly want to step up your game when fighting against griffins and other dangerous hybrids, you’ll want to make superior hybrid oil.

Like other superior oils, using this oil will enhance your attack power against hybrids by 50%. It can be a little complicated to make, since you need to make enhanced hybrid oil first and then add ginatia petals, white myrtle petals, bison grass, albedo, alchemy paste, and an erynia eye.

12 Superior Beast Oil

Beast oil is also included on this list but we felt that superior beast oil should also be included despite the fact beasts are some of the least powerful opponents you’ll face in the game.

However, bears can be a pain in the you-know-what and the superior beast oil can help you out a lot against these more persistent foes. There are also a couple of beast bosses you’ll encounter in the game and it would help you out a lot to prepare some superior beast oil ahead of time.

11 Superior Insectoid Oil

The “insectoid” monsters in The Witcher 3 are some of the nastiest, especially for people who have severe bug phobias. From giant spider-like creatures to giant centipedes, there are a lot of creepy crawlies in Witcher 3 and they’re strong, which makes them even freakier.

But you can make your life against these monstrously ugly beings much better by using insectoid oil, particularly superior insectoid oil which is the highest level you can get. It increases your attack power by 50% when you use it on your weapons.

10 Enhanced Draconid Oil

Draconid enemies are rather rare in The Witcher 3. This family of intelligent, semi-reptilian creatures can pose quite a threat to Geralt on his journey.

Luckily, oils exist to make this easier. The Enhanced Draconid Oil is rather easy to make, requiring the base Draconid Oil alongside Bear Fur, Cockatrice Stomach, Nekker Warrior’s Liver, Moleyarrow, Arenaria, and Bryonia. That sounds like a lot of materials, but most of those can be obtained by casually playing the game. If wyverns ever give you trouble, this oil can save your life with its 25% draconid damage boost.

9 Superior Cursed Oil

Cursed enemies are rather uncommon in The Witcher 3, mainly composed of Werewolves and Botchlings. Despite their rarity, they make up for it in their lethality.

Because Werewolves can get rather terrifying on higher difficulties and especially on NG+, the superior variant is recommended as it grants a massive 50% damage increase to cursed enemies. To craft it, players need an Enhanced Cursed Oil, Alchemy Paste, Ekimmara Hide, Cave Troll Liver, Wolfsbane, Mistletoe, and Rubedo. It lasts for 60 attacks, which is more than enough to take down the toughest of cursed enemies in the game.

8 Superior Elementa Oil

Elementa enemies are rather rare in The Witcher 3, consisting of Golems, Gargoyles, and certain bosses. These enemies are rather tough to beat, which is why superior oils are the best against them.

To craft a Superior Elementa Oil, you will need an Enhanced Elementa Oil, Alchemy Paste, Nostrix, Essence of Wraith, Allspice, Honeysuckle, and Albedo. Once crafted, this oil will grant a massive 50% damage increase against these enemies for 60 attacks, making bosses like The Apiarian Phantom a complete joke. Weaker enemies like the Hound of the Wild Hunt become a breeze to kill as well, even on the hardest difficulty.

7 Enhanced Hybrid Oil

Hybrids are creatures that are a combination of multiple things. For example, Griffins, Harpies, and Succubi all classify as hybrid enemies. Due to their more common appearances, enhanced oils are the way to go due to ease of crafting.

Enhanced Hybrid Oils are easy to make, only needing a base Hybrid Oil, Bear Fat, Erynia Eye, Ginatia Petals, White Myrtle Petals, Hornwort, and Bryonia. Most of these items can be found in the open world. While it only grants a 25% damage increase for 40 attacks, it is more than enough to take down any Griffin that is giving you trouble.

6 Enhanced Hanged Man’s Venom

Unlike most Oils in The Witcher 3, Hanged Man’s Venom can only be applied to your Steel weapon rather than your silver sword. It makes sense, however, as it grants a damage bonus against humanoid enemies.

Not all humans are friendly in The Witcher. Sometimes, they can be more akin to monsters than the creatures that roam the land. To deal with them, Enhanced Hanged Man’s Venom can be crafted to grant a 25% damage bonus against humans and nonhumans. Crafting it is simple, requiring a base Hanged Man’s Venom, Bear Fat, Han Fiber, Nekker Eye, Fool’s Parsley Leaves, Arenaria, and Mandrake Root.

5 Superior Ogroid Oil

Similar to elementa, ogroid creatures are rather rare to come across in The Witcher 3, only seen in secluded areas or high-level areas. Killing these trolls rewards amazing loot if you can take down the tanky beasts.

To take them down quickly, Superior Ogroid Oil can be crafted to grant a 50% damage boost against them. To craft it, you will need Enhanced Ogroid Oil, 2 Alchemy Paste, Cave Troll Liver, Arenaria, Ranogrin, Ribleaf, and Aether. Troll enemies become significantly easier to deal with once this oil is applied to your weapon.

4 Beast Oil

Beasts are some of the most common enemies you will face in The Witcher 3. From wolves to bears, these enemies can prove fearsome early game when Geralt is lacking good weapons and armor.

Luckily, Beast Oil is some of the easiest oil to craft in the game, only needing Dog Tallow and 2 Wolf’s Liver. Both of those items are incredibly easy to obtain, and the result is an oil that deals 10% bonus damage against beasts for 20 strikes. It isn’t nearly as powerful as the enhanced or superior variants, but those variants are rather overkill when past the early game where Geralt has good weapons to deal with wolves.

3 Enhanced Necrophage Oil

Necrophages are arguably the most common creatures in The Witcher 3 outside of humans. These include drowners, rotfiends, hags, and wights. These enemies can be deadly if not quickly dispatched.

Enhanced Necrophage Oil can provide the edge you need in battle, granting a 25% damage increase against necrophage enemies for 40 attacks. Making it is easy enough, requiring a standard Necrophage Oil, 4 Bear Fat, Rotfiend Blood, Blowball, Arenaria, Pringrape, and Cortinarius. Drowners and similar enemies in higher-level difficulties become significantly easier with this oil applied.

2 Superior Specter Oil

Specters are the scariest enemy types in The Witcher 3. They can deal massive melee damage or use magic to leech health or create copies of themselves.

As a result, obtaining powerful oils to slay them is paramount in higher-level difficulties. To craft Superior Specter Oil, you will need Enhanced Specter Oil, Alchemy Paste, Essence of Wraith, Longrube, Mistletoe, Ergot Seeds, and Rebis. 50% increased damage against these monsters is incredibly strong in any difficulty but its especially useful in Death March.

1 Superior Hanged Man’s Venom

There’s a reason Witchers have a steel and silver sword on them at all times. Some of the scariest enemies in The Witcher 3 aren’t even monsters. Humans can pose a large issue for players on higher difficulties, especially certain boss fights later in the game.

To craft Superior Hanged Man’s Venom, players will need an Enhanced Hanged Man’s Venom, Alchemy Paste, Bloodmoss, Devourer’s Blood, Fool’s Pasley Leaves, Gren Mold, and Quebrith. While somewhat expensive compared to other oils, a 50% damage boost for 60 attacks against heavily armored enemies or deadly mages can swing the tide of combat in your favor.

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